The Trash DispenserThe Trash Dispenser

Team MembersTeam Members

Reed WatsonReed Watson William ReeseWilliam Reese Justin MurphyJustin Murphy Dallas HindsDallas Hinds

(left to right)(left to right)

Parts UsedParts Used

Hot Wheels Car, starting area, and trackHot Wheels Car, starting area, and track HammerHammer Two ForksTwo Forks Allen WrenchAllen Wrench Duct TapeDuct Tape Empty Toilet Paper RollEmpty Toilet Paper Roll Two ShelvesTwo Shelves Wadded up piece of paperWadded up piece of paper Trash CanTrash Can

What’s Going OnWhat’s Going On

1.1. Car Released Car Released from top of from top of tracktrack

2.2. Car rolls down Car rolls down track and flies track and flies off of rampoff of ramp

3.3. Flying car hits Flying car hits the hammer in the hammer in mid-airmid-air

Now What’s Going OnNow What’s Going On

4.4. Hammer falls and Hammer falls and lands on the see-lands on the see-sawsaw

5.5. See-saw changes See-saw changes position and throws position and throws the wad of paper in the wad of paper in the airthe air

6.6. The paper wad flies The paper wad flies and lands in the and lands in the trashcan (we hope)trashcan (we hope)

Energy ConversionsEnergy Conversions

The car begins with potential energy at the The car begins with potential energy at the top of the hill and is converted to kinetic top of the hill and is converted to kinetic energy.energy.

There is then an elastic collision between the There is then an elastic collision between the car and the hammer giving the hammer a car and the hammer giving the hammer a final velocity.final velocity.

The see-saw then exerts a force on the The see-saw then exerts a force on the paper wad and causes it to fly into the trash paper wad and causes it to fly into the trash can.can.

ConclusionsConclusions

The main objective was to do something The main objective was to do something cool.cool.

It’s hard to design a cool project without It’s hard to design a cool project without blowing something up (fires should have blowing something up (fires should have been encouraged instead of prohibited).been encouraged instead of prohibited).

The second best thing is to make The second best thing is to make something fly or get hit with a hammer something fly or get hit with a hammer and it’s still kind of cool.and it’s still kind of cool.